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Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

1 hospitalization · 2017066063 · 6/30/2017 · Fincantieri Marine Group LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event
Struck by discharged object or substance
Source
Nonclassifiable
Secondary source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Fincantieri Marine Group LLC
Location
605 N Third Avenue, STURGEON BAY, WISCONSIN, 54235
NAICS
336611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repairing an abrasive blasting pressure pot. The employee turned off the blasting machine before leaving the area to get a different tool. While the employee was away, a coworker turned the machine back on. When the employee returned to continue work, the coworker triggered the system, striking the employee with pressurized blast media. The employee suffered a serious abrasion and punctures to the face, neck, torso, arms, and leg, requiring hospitalization. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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